Brothers and sisters

Working the land, or in the mines, factories and hospitals

Moving mountains; at high sea, or driving dreams and trains beyond the horizon

For us there's no turning back. Neither disease nor death will hold us apart

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Come with me and let's liberate each and every downtrodden heart

From the first snow, until free men, women and the green grass once again start to grow

It's time for the hanged to come alive. It's time for the prison walls to come down

Fear be gone, we're far from done. The Emperor's clothes may have falllen, but we want the crown!

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Don't be afraid of my scars. Let my song swirl up to the blue sky and wake up the stars

Can you see dawn approaching on the wings of a red sparrow? Away with sorrow!

Brothers and sisters of coal and iron: tomorrow, one will turn into a million

Tomorrow, the streets will turn into an ocean of dignity

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Tomorrow, the oppressed will breathe freedom and not misery

Take that damn knee off my neck - it's time for the sun to sing 

It's time for our revolutionary human spring!